1.) Sarah Palin thought Africa was a country according to Fox News. Did I mention they knew this BEFORE the campaign ended on November 4th and only now decided to make it known for some agreement with the leak source. Way to put country first, FOX. Had we elected this those jerks we'd be stuck with them and would have no reprieve for at least 4 years.It's like knowingly selling faulty goods to consumers. Moral bankruptcy. (link)
2.) Do people realize there are no black senators left now and how sad that is? I mean there's only two black governors. Why is that important? Because it goes to show you how fundamentally impossible it is for another black president. Consider the biggest knock on Barack through the primaries and ultimately during the general election: his experience. How much experience can you gain as a vital credential in your quest toward the presidency if you can't make the Senate or become a Governor? Sure there are more black state representatives but how many people make the jump from state representative to the presidency? I say enjoy the next four years and possibly eight because if you look at Washington right now outside of Pennsylvania avenue, there won't be much chance to see this repeat itself for at least another twenty years.
3.) Take that back, there is another potential competent black candidate, Condoleeza Rice. Experience, foreign credentials, been in the white house, is a moderate Republican and she has the respect of the world. Crazy thing is I'm not even sure she would win the nomination from Sarah Palin though who is clearly less qualified. And people think Affirmative Action aids inferior black candidates.
4.) Anyone who thinks racism is magically gone from the American equation is delusional. Basically the black man had to be flawless in every sense to beat the old white man who seemed to do everything he possibly could every other week to give this election away.
5.) It's crazy that Joe The Plummer, crusader for smaller government and lower taxes was himself a welfare recipient paid for by taxes. Poor white people who vote against their own economic interests recruited into fighting for ideals that only benefit rich men is a sad story. (link)
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
New Video Of McCain/Palin Supporters Being Ignorant In Nevada
Disgusting.
Hopefully a flurry of footage comes into Youtube on November 5th after Obama wins.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
NFL Players Mull McCain-Obama Choice
This is a really good read from Yahoo and it presents an interesting dilemma to people that make a decent amount of money and speaks to their reasoning be it their pocketbooks or their heart and how they see the need for change. You should enjoy this:
ASHBURN, Va. (AP)—As the presidential race revs up, political conversations in NFL locker rooms echo those in workplaces nationwide.
Taxes. Economy. McCain. Obama. War. Terrorism. White. Black.
And a choice for these high-paid athletes: principles or pocketbook?
“We’re right in the middle,” said Washington Redskins veteran Philip Daniels. “We’ve all got family members that are not doing so well. Democrats would help them out, but Republicans would help us out.”
The 35-year-old defensive end sat in front of his locker not far from the nation’s capital and analytically explained how his political color has changed from blue to red and back to blue again. Everything about Daniels’ upbringing screams Democrat. He’s a black male who grew up in modest surroundings in a small Georgia town. He majored in social work in college.
Everything about his income screams Republican. He’s made millions many times over in his 13 years as a professional athlete, and the thought of paying higher taxes under a Democratic administration led him to vote for President Bush in 2000 and support the president’s re-election in 2004.
“I used to be a Republican,” Daniels said. “I wanted Bush in there. The previous years I’ve been Republican because of what we make, but this year’s a little bit different. I think this year more guys are not even thinking about the income part of it. They’re just really thinking about the economy and the country. A lot of people want change.”
If the contest between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama has energized the U.S. public as never before, locker rooms across the country are reflecting the trend. Players whose jobs are based on wins and losses identify with the wild swings of the who’s-leading-and-by-how-much grind of the campaign.
The clear preferences from some athletes stand in contrast to former NBA superstar Michael Jordan’s unwillingness to take a stand in the 1990 North Carolina Senate race between Republican Jesse Helms and Democrat Harvey Gantt, who was bidding to become the first black southern senator since Reconstruction.
“Republicans buy sneakers, too,” Jordan famously said, though he later endorsed Bill Bradley’s presidential campaign in 2000.
“We spend an hour a day talking about this exact subject—in meetings, on the plane, in the locker room,” New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Fujita said. “I think it’s just because there’s a new interest in politics this campaign season, more than there’s ever been as long as I’ve been following it.”
The historic nature of the contest, which includes the first black man to win a major party nomination and a female vice presidential candidate, makes the topic more compelling.
“As a black male, am I excited about Obama being a candidate?” Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Vonnie Holliday said. “Where I can tell my son, who is 3 years old, ‘Believe it, you can be president one day’? Yes.”
Holliday emphasized, however, that he is voting Democratic because he wants “fresh energy and a change.” In interviews, players overwhelmingly said their votes in November would not—and should not—be based on race alone.
“That’s the thing that a lot of African-Americans fall into: ‘Just because he’s black, I’m going to vote for him,”’ said Redskins defensive end Demetric Evans, an undecided voter who is black. “You need to know why you vote for him. You need to know what he stands for.”
The discussions and mini-debates, however, always seem to come back to money. Days after Daniels expressed his feelings inside the Redskins locker room, teammate Ethan Albright held up a stamped envelope containing his absentee ballot, ready to be mailed to his home state of North Carolina. As he put the envelope in his locker, cornerback Shawn Springs called out: “Why you like McCain?”
“I like him,” Albright replied with a nod, “because he ain’t raising taxes.”
That’s a sentiment reiterated by New York Giants punter Jeff Feagles, also a McCain supporter.
“He is going to tax the wealthy, which is what we are,” said Feagles, referring to Obama. “We are in that category. You look at those kinds of implications, and I hate using that word, it will affect us.”
Feagles’ teammate, defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka, couldn’t disagree more.
“It’s insulting to think you would vote based on how it affects you financially,” Kiwanuka said. “I had that conversation even before I got my signing bonus. It’s a matter of general policy and what you believe in and what that person stands for. … When you look at it, I spent the majority of my life with an average upbringing to say the least, and that has shaped how I vote a lot more than the last couple of years living this lifestyle.”
Torn between the two arguments is Redskins cornerback Fred Smoot. He was one of the few Washington players to publicly support Sen. John Kerry four years ago, but this time he has yet to make up his mind.
“We’re coming from Democratic backgrounds, but we got Republican money right now,” Smoot said. “That’s kind of hard, because you see it from both sides.”
The spike in interest isn’t limited to the NFL. NBA superstar LeBron James attended an Obama rally last weekend in Cleveland, while Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling appeared with McCain at a NASCAR race in New Hampshire last month.
NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs addressed this year’s Republican National Convention, and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has dished out unsolicited advice to both candidates on his popular blog.
Politics can be a touchy subject for athletes. Some find the topic too polarizing to discuss for public consumption. Others have never voted and simply have no interest.
“I was one of those people who was registered, tried to do the absentee ballot thing in ‘04, and didn’t get it done,” Redskins cornerback Leigh Torrence said. “This year I’ll make sure that’s not the case.”
Torrence is making up for lost ground in other ways. He and teammate Lorenzo Alexander attended a voter registration drive last month in Richmond, Va., and he’s been trying to get as many of his teammates registered as possible. Fujita has made a similar push with the Saints, encouraging teammates to register to vote in Louisiana.
Not everyone feels politics belongs in the locker room. On Wednesday, before Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn introduced McCain at a rally in Strongsville, Ohio, Browns coach Romeo Crennel told his players in a teamwide address that he didn’t want to hear political debates on the job.
“Their politics are their politics as long as they don’t interfere with the team,” Crennel said. “That’s my main concern, that they don’t get on a soapbox here in the locker room and get it going back and forth about a particular candidate against another candidate. That’s why the ballot is a secret ballot when you go vote.
“(Quinn) took the time to do that, but as long as he keeps it outside the building and outside the team, that’s his choice.”
Four years ago, it was not uncommon to find Bush-leaning athletes unwilling to speak openly about their preference because they didn’t want to be perceived as voting against their ideals just to get a better tax rate. Some who went public for Kerry were chided by teammates because Kerry, like Obama this year, proposed raising taxes on the wealthy.
This year, the dynamic appears to have shifted. Several players said the locker-room banter suggests many of their teammates are mirroring Daniels’ example and switching from Republican to Democrat. If the Redskins were a state, there was little question that Bush would have won its electoral votes in 2004. Asked what would happen this year, Smoot said: “It’s a blue state.”
“There might be some years where honestly you’re like, ‘Hey, what might be best for me fiscally,’ and you may feel like a Republican slant may be a little more appropriate,” New York Giants defensive tackle Barry Cofield said. “But I think after Bush’s reign of terror, you know, and what we are seeing out of Sarah Palin, I think regardless of your financial station, I think it is pretty easy to support Obama.”
That’s not to say McCain doesn’t have a solid core of supporters. After putting his absentee ballot in the locker, Albright emphasized that his preference for the Republican had as much to do with experience as taxes.
“McCain’s been in office his whole life,” Albright said. “I like somebody who’s experienced. He’s not going to make a quick, rash decision. If I’m having heart surgery, I want somebody who’s done it before.”
Kansas City Chiefs center Rudy Niswanger called himself “a McCain man, for all the obvious reasons.”
“I appreciate the sacrifice and courage he’s shown,” Niswanger said, “and I think experience is very important in that job.”
The dilemma gives some a reason to opt out of the process entirely.
“I don’t think I’m going to vote,” said Washington running back Clinton Portis, the Redskins star known for his colorful opinions. “Because I make Republican income, but I need the Democrats in office, so which way do I go?”
That’s one electoral decision that doesn’t sit well with Torrence, who has worked so hard to get his teammates involved in the process.
“Regardless of what your beliefs are,” Torrence said, “I think it’s your responsibility to vote.”
AP Sports Writers Tom Canavan in East Rutherford, N.J.; Doug Tucker in Kansas City, Mo.; Steven Wine in Davie, Fla.; Brett Martel in Metairie, La.; and Tom Withers in Berea, Ohio, contributed to this report.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
McCain's Daughter Looking Sexy Campaigning For Her Dad
We all know the 2nd debate is tonight and everything so that's not really news. We all know I'll be doing the post-game wrap-up here as always right after it's concluded and the dust has settled. That's not really news. What is of value however is the following recent pics of John McCain's daughter hitting the campaign trail for a guy that while I may not vote for I have to respect the mans loins (pause).
*Salutes John McCain for his daughter Meghan*
*Salutes John McCain for his daughter Meghan*
Monday, September 29, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Chris Rock on RealTime w/ Bill Maher Last Night Plus Saturday R&B Song Of The Day
And then the song is:
Lou Bond - To The Establishment
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Enjoy both..
Monday, September 22, 2008
Download Michael Moore's New Movie "Slacker Uprising" Free and Legally
Download the movie here: Slacker Uprising. It's about getting young people into elections and voting for something different and new as Michael travels across America visiting campuses and getting into generally wild shit. Plus, let's face it, you can't beat free.
A brief statement from Michael Moore:
Friends,
This is it. The time has arrived! At midnight tonight, you can be one of the first people ever to legally download, for FREE, a brand new, feature-length film. It's my new movie, "Slacker Uprising," and I'm giving it to you as a gift of thanks for coming to my films over the 20 years I've been a filmmaker.
It's also one of my contributions to help get out the vote November 4th. That's why I'm giving you my blanket permission to not only download it, but also to email it, burn it, and share it with anyone and everyone (in the U.S. and Canada only). I want you to use "Slacker Uprising" in any way you see fit to help with the election or to do the work that you do in your community. You can show my film in your local theater, your high school classroom, your college auditorium, your church, union hall or community center. You can have your friends and neighbors over to the house for a viewing. You can broadcast it on TV, on cable access, on regular channels or on the web. It's completely free -- I don't want to see a dime from this. And if you want, you can charge admission or ask for a donation if it's to raise money for a candidate, a voter drive, or for any non-profit or educational purpose. In other words -- it's yours!
"Slacker Uprising" chronicles the 62-city tour I did leading up to the 2004 election. It is electrifying to see the tens of thousands of young people who were ready then for the uprising -- and who, this year, are actually making it happen. This is my concert film tribute to the young voters who are going to save this country from four more years of Republican rule.
There are a number of ways, beginning at midnight tonight, that you can download or stream "Slacker Uprising" thanks to our distributor, Brave New Films:
1) Blip.tv will provide standard resolution streaming, free of commercials and advertising.
2) Amazon Video on Demand will provide a high quality version of the above stream.
3) iTunes will make it easy for you to download "Slacker Uprising" on your iTunes, iPod, or Apple TV, and view it there or transmit it to your television. This way, the film can be portable as well as for home viewing.
4) Hypernia is providing bandwidth, servers and management to host "Slacker Uprising" online, so you can download the film and view it at any time or burn it onto a DVD.I am fortunate to have all these great people bringing you my movie for free. There will be no ads and they have all agreed to supply their services free of charge. All of them wanted to be part of this historic moment when the first major feature-length movie is being released for free on the internet.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
In Todays Political News...
New Electoral Map
If West Virginia is a toss-up than you might have already lost McCain. West fucking Virginia.
Also Warren Buffet has economic trust in Barack and Hillary.
If West Virginia is a toss-up than you might have already lost McCain. West fucking Virginia.
Also Warren Buffet has economic trust in Barack and Hillary.
Good day, today."I would put either one of them in charge of a business."
That's the richest businessman in the world talking about Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
But John McCain's business adviser doesn't McNutjob should run a business. And now she's going to be disappeared for saying so.
Of course Buffett is right: Obama has been running his multi-millionaire dollar campaign, and doing very very well at it.
Obama: fit to run a business.
McCain: fit to run his mouth.
Lastly, the latest poll numbers:
Obama ahead by a margin of 48 percent to 43 percent (According to a national CBS News/New York Times poll)
New Mexico SurveyUSA Obama 52, McCain 44 Obama +8 Obama winning in 10/15 state polls released today. I'll take it.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Friday Scraps & Loose Ends
-All-White Jury Seated for O.J. Simpson Trial (LOL, OJ is finished)
-Barack Obama answers a negative distorted campaign attack with new video in response to this one:
-Former Cowboys Star Charles Haley Was On Some Reckless/Homosexual Shit During His Prime
-Barack Obama answers a negative distorted campaign attack with new video in response to this one:
with this New Ad:
-Eddie Winslow Lost
-Former Cowboys Star Charles Haley Was On Some Reckless/Homosexual Shit During His Prime
Monday, September 8, 2008
Triumph The Insult Comic Dog @ The Republican Convention Last Week
I know I've been going hard with the politics these last several weeks but bare with your boy. After November for better or worse it'll be over and we all can resume our regular functions but until that day, until the 57 or so days until the election pass by I have to be the socially conscious blogger who posts what I find insightful, funny and useful as it pertains to all things politics.
And that brings me to these two little gems. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog @ the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota last week shitting on any and everyone he can get his hand on. This is hilarious. Enjoy
Downloads the videos here:
Video 2
And that brings me to these two little gems. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog @ the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota last week shitting on any and everyone he can get his hand on. This is hilarious. Enjoy
Downloads the videos here:
Video 2
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